The Sports Bank.net is an official Google News site covering national news with a focus on eight Midwestern states: Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, Iowa, Ohio, Indiana and Missouri. Although it’s only existed for a few years, it has accumulated millions of page views.
It is headquartered in Chicago, and managed, owned and written by Paul M. Banks.While a football beat reporter and sports columnist for the student daily at the University of Illinois, Banks’ work was regularly featured on ESPN.com. He earned his MBA at Loyola University Chicago; starting his graduate study at Michigan State…in the same semester they won the National Title in basketball. Banks also played (very very sparingly) defensive back and wide receiver for the Chargers of Amos Alonzo Stagg high school in Palos Hills, IL.
In 2007, the year before founding the webzine, which pays all of his bills believe it or not, Banks was one of just 20 twenty young American journalists selected to participate in a Fulbright fellowship in Berlin. There he studied media with many international industry leaders.
His work has been featured in hundreds of media outlets and he’s appeared as a guest commentator in dozens of print, radio and television programs. Currently, Banks contributes regularly to Walter Football.com, Yardbarker Chicago Now and Fox Sports.
A member of the Society of Professional Journalists, Football Writers Association of America and the United States Basketball Writers Association, his career includes experience at the Washington Times and NBC Chicago. He has seen hundreds of sporting events from press row including the Stanley Cup Playoffs, NCAA bowl games, NBA Playoffs and the 2010 Final Four. In ’08, he even had security clearance to cover an event at the United Nations.
And was named the fourth overall biggest influencer on Twitter in regards to Super Bowl 46
The site is also endorsed by Oregon Ducks coach Chip Kelly as you’ll see here
Much of The Sports Bank’s content is prominently featured on Fox Sports’ homepage, distributed through the Yardbarker Network. It is also syndicated by MGID Ltd. Europe
THESPORTSBANK.net STARTING LINEUP is:
CEO- Paul M. Banks
Senior Writers: David Kay, Nick Grays
Contributors: Brian McCabe, Brett Cloutier, Drew Allen, Jamie Arkin, Stephen Kelly, Jim Neveau, Patrick Herbert
The Sports Bank’s Staff Writers/Alumni in the Mainstream Media
These are current or former Sports Bank contributors who have made their presence felt in the mainstream sports media
Paul M. Banks- NBC Chicago, Fox Sports.com, Washington Times.com, Chicago Now (Tribune Media)
Trenni Kusnierek- MLB Network, Fox Sports Wisconsin
Sarah Spain- ESPN 1000, WGN television, Fox Sports West
Bob Wirz- Former Kansas City Royals PR director, Chief Spokesman for MLB Commissioners Kuhn and Ueberroth
George Ofman- WGN Radio, 670 the Score
Soxman- Chicago Tribune Red Eye, 2005 MLB World Series Video
Karla Bruning- Newsweek, Philadelphia Inquirer, San Francisco Chronicle, Times-Picayune, Orlando Sentinel, Sports Editor, Washington Times Communities
Sometimes, the teams we cover regularly win it all!!!
Since we opened our doors in 2008, we’ve had a few of the teams we cover regularly get the job done. (click on the link to read our recap story from title clinching night for our TSB teams)
Chicago Blackhawks 2010 Stanley Cup Champions
